Steve Nash said Wednesday he is still undergoing rehabilitation for the injuries that sidelined him late in the NBA season but plans on playing in his two soccer charity games this summer and plans to be “100 percent” for next season with the Lakers.

“I’m fighting every day to get back to 100 percent and I think I’ll be able to play in both events,” Nash said. “Most important, by the time season comes around I’ll be 100 percent and be in a great position to have a great year.

“I’m still rehabbing now, but I should be good to go and plan on playing in both.”

The 39-year-old Nash, limited by hamstring and back issues with the Lakers, was on a conference call to promote his Steve Nash Showdown, a pair of 8-a-side soccer charity games to be played June 26 in New York and July 14 in downtown Los Angeles.

The games feature NBA players combined with international soccer stars, though it has yet to be determined which players will participate in each event.

This will be the sixth time Nash’s game will be played in New York and the first time in Los Angeles. The L.A. event will be played at Red Shield Community Center, a few blocks west of Staples Center.

The events are free to the public, but through donation packages, fans can be on the field with the players and join them later for the postgame party.

Money raised from the games go to the Steve Nash Foundation, which assists underserved children around the world.

The games are played in local parks, taking the players of both sports back to their roots.

“You have NBA players and international soccer stars play on the streets again as they did as a kid,” Nash said. “These parks are accessible, not pretentious. It’s not as if they’re in a stadium where fans are miles away from the action.

“To be able to do an event that has longevity and lasts has got to be a lot of fun. That’s what’s made the showdown in New York, and hopefully this year in L.A., fun is the atmosphere. It’s international sports stars playing in a regular park.”

Among the NBA players listed from past rosters on the Nash Foundation web site are Tony Parker, Grant Hill, Baron Davis and Brandon Jennings. Some of the soccer stars named are Robbie Rogers, Thierry Henry, Claudio Reyna, Patrick Vieira, Maurice Edu and Giuseppe Rossi.

If there was one player Nash would dream of luring to the events, he said it would be Lionel Messi.

And if Dwight Howard played, where would he be on the field?

“I think Dwight would be best served in goal,” Nash said. “But maybe he could surprise me out on the field a little bit.”

Nash was asked how is former teammate — and former Showdown participant — Jason Kidd would fare if he became a head coach in the NBA.

Kidd is a candidate for the Brooklyn Nets job.

“I think Jason would be a fantastic coach,” Nash said. “He’s been a coach on the floor his whole career, he’s played a long time and he has not only great acumen for the game but maybe a special position in the game to draw respect from the players. He’s only just removed from the game, so he’d be a great NBA coach.”